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Hawai'i Family Touchstones, 1999. INSTITUTION Hawaii Univ., Manoa DOCUMENT RESUME ED 439 824 PS 028 440 TITLE Hawai'i Family Touchstones, 1999. INSTITUTION Hawaii Univ., Manoa. Center on the Family. SPONS AGENCY Hawaii Kids Count, Honolulu. PUB DATE 1999-00-00 NOTE 40p.; For the 1999 Hawai'i Kids Count Databook, see PS 028 439. Support also provided by Market Trends Pacific, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at the University of Hawaii at Monoa, The Honolulu Advertiser/Gannett Foundation, and AT&T Hawaii. AVAILABLE FROM Center on the Family, College of TropicalAgriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2515 Campus Road, Miller Hall 103, Honolulu, HI 96822. Tel: 808-956-4132; Fax: 808-956-4147; e-mail: to [email protected]; Web site: http://www2.ctahr.hawaii.edu/family. PUB TYPE Numerical/Quantitative Data (110)-- Reports - Descriptive (141) EDRS PRICE MF01/PCO2 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Academic Aspiration; Attendance; *Children; Chronic Illness; Cultural Influences; Demography; Drinking; Educational Attainment; Elementary Secondary Education; Extended Family; Family Attitudes; Family Environment; *Family Health; *Family Life; *Family (Sociological Unit); Family Violence; Health Insurance; Housing; Neighborhoods; Physical Activity Level; Poverty; Reading Achievement; Religious Factors; Safety; Smoking; Social Indicators; Social Support Groups; Tables (Data); Tax Allocation; *Trend Analysis; Volunteers; Voting; *Well Being IDENTIFIERS Family Activities; *Hawaii; Indicators ABSTRACT This report examines trends in the well-being of Hawaii's families during the 1990s. Section 1 provides an overview of several demographic characteristics of Hawaii's families, including mean age atfirst marriage, percent of marriages involving spouses of different ethnicity, percent of families with more than twogenerations in household, divorce rate, family morale, and family aspirationsfor children. Sections 2 through 6 present trends in the following areas of well-being:(1) financial security, including percent of workforce working more than 40 hours, poverty rate, and housing affordability index;(2) health and safety, including adults participating in regular physical activity, adults with health insurance, children without adult supervision following school, adultchronic health conditions, and adults' substance use;(3) education and achievement, including school attendance, percent of youth with average or above reading scores, educational level, and schoolvolunteers;(4) social conditions and community engagement, including perceptions of neighborhood safety, voting rates, tax allocation, adult attendance atreligious services, and volunteerism; and (5) family relationships, including percent of families eating together most of the time, contact with extended family, family engagement in cultural practices, and familyviolence. For each characteristic presented, the relevant indicator is defined, the trend from 1990 to the late 1990s is described and presentedgraphically, and relevant Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. county comparisons are made. The reportconcludes with information on data sources and technical notes. (KB) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 1111 This document has been reproduced as eceived from the person or organization originating it. O Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent HAWAII official OERI position or policy. o FAMILY TOUCHSTONES 14/ -A 0 3,7 r.111 4 A` b BEST COPY AVAILABLE PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY Center on the Family c\(\arc K, 1999 TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 2 1 HAWAII FAMILY TOUCHSTONES CENTEPx ON T1-IE IF .kM`LLY 1999 College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources University of Hawai'i at Manoa Honolulu, Hawai'i 2515 Campus Road, Miller Hall 103, Honolulu, HI 96822 Phone: (808) 956-4132, Fax: (808) 956-4147 Email: [email protected] Web site: www2.ctahr.hawaii.edugamily A ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This publication would not have been possible without the support and assis- tance from the following individuals and organizations: Advisory Council Sharon Agnew Dennis Arakaki Laura Armstrong J. Kuhio Asam Stephanie Aveiro John Bryant, Jr. Linda Buck Donna Faith Eldredge Loretta Fuddy Dennis Fujii Roland Gella Louise Ing Arlene Iwano Salvatore Lanzilotti Suzanne Chun Oakland Winston Sakurai Iva lee Sinclair Robert Springer Kate Stanley Myron Thompson Murray Towell Lily K. Yao Data Team Bank of Hawaii: Paul Brewbaker Department of Education: Tom Gans Department of Health: Lawrence Miike, Verna Leilani Kong, and Brian Horiuchi Department of Human Services: Susan Chandler, Linda Chun, and Keith Nagai Department of Labor: Lorraine H. Akiba and Reynaldo Domingo Prudential Locations: Michael Slarz Office of Elections: Dwayne D. Yoshina Office of State Volunteer Services: Mary Y. Matayoshi Photography Photographs are the copyrighted images of: Tami Dawson, Photo Resource Hawaii, Inc.; Canon U.S.A., Inc.; David Au; Dennis Oda; National Council on the Aging, Inc.; Mike Thompson. Sponsors Market Trends Pacific Inc., Hawaii Kids Count, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, The Honolulu Advertiser/Gannett Foundation, AT&T HAWAII ONO kids GANNETTFOUNDATICN C/T/A/H/R count rocpcsIptuu........cuto HAWAII tramaromate suare, 2 Hawai'i Family Touchstones 4 INTRODUCTION Throughout history and across cultures, people have recognized the significance of the family. Indeed, despite overwhelming changes in contemporary life, the family remains the foundation upon which we nurture children, foster the well-being of indi- viduals, and build strong communities. As Jane Howard observed: "Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one." Despite the importance of families, we know surprisingly little about them. Based on selected, relevant, and measurable indicators that could be tracked over time, the Center on the Family developed Family Touchstones to provide an overview of Hawai'i's families. It is this information that allows us to monitor the status of families in our state. Our work is the outgrowth of the 1992 Governor's Family Policy Academy whose knowledgeable members enlisted wide community support for the vision and framework of the present report. We gratefully acknowledge the many individuals and agencies who contributed to the development of Family Touchstones and made this inaugural publication a reality. We are especially appreciative of the support from our sponsors who share our desire to improve the conditions in Hawai'i for all of her families. Sylvia Yuen, Director Center on the Family to Photo © Canon USA Hawai'i Family Touchstones 3 A SNAPSHOT OF HAWAI'I'S FAMILIES All of Hawai'i's families shall have the opportunity to fulfill their lifelong aspirations, provide fully for their members, and contribute to the betterment of their community in a caring, secure, healthy, and prosperous environment. Vision Statement Many of Hawai'i's families show great promise in attaining our vision: 73% of families regularly share "quality time" doing fun things together 74% of families eat dinner together 57 times a week 75% of children are in contact with extended family members, such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, at least once a week 66% of adults feel safe in their neighborhood 83% of people feel they can rely on others in their community for help 59% of people volunteer time to church, charity, or community groups 94% of adults are covered by health insurance 93% of school kids are in class on any given day 77% of families rate themselves today on the top half of the "ladder-of-life" (ratings of 6 to 10 where 10 is the highest score) and 87% are optimistic that they will be high- er on the ladder 5 years from now Other families have problems that require immediate attention: 52% of all divorces are to couples with children 38% of families formed with a first child consist of unmarried parents, and 8% consist of unmarried parents where the mothers are under 20 and do not have a high school diploma 2% of all children under school age are reported as victims of abuse and/or neglect, while half of the reports are legally confirmed (note: studies indicate less than half of instances of abuse are reported) 17% of adults are binge drinkers, while many others abuse other substances 30% of families identify financial issues as their greatest challenge 14% of people live in poverty 31% of students score below average on the reading portion of the Stanford Achievement Test, and the percentage of students scoring average or above has declined significantly since 1990 16% of adults over age 25 do not have a high school diploma 50% of eligible voters do not vote in gubernatorial elections, thus do not participate in the community political process 6 4 Hawai'i Family Touchstones MIN111111WIT7' TABLE OF CONTENTS Portrait of Hawari's Family Overview 7 Mean age at first marriage 8 Percent of marriages involving bride and groom of different ethnicity 8 Percent of families with more than two generations in household 9 Average number of people in household 9 Rate of divorce and annulments per 1,000 residents10 Percent of births with three risk factors11 Greatest
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